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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 13-year-old boy critically injured in a shooting Thursday morning at a Memphis K-8 school is expected to make a full recovery, district Superintendent Joris Ray said. A nurse at the school calmed victim down and called his father, who was three minutes away from the school, Ray said. The nurse applied […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It was an emotional morning for students, parents, staff and even district leaders after a 13-year-old boy was shot at Cummings K-8 School. Emotions ran high as panicked parents and guardians stood in the rain for hours trying to get answers. Parents had to pick their children up from nearby Metropolitan Baptist […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 13-year-old boy was critically injured in a shooting Thursday morning at a Memphis K-8 school, and police say the suspected shooter was another student. Police responded at 9:15 a.m. to Cummings K-8 School on Cummings Street near Walker Avenue in the Soulsville area of South Memphis. MPD said one 13-year-old boy […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A group of Tennessee parents is taking their concerns regarding mask mandates in schools straight to Governor Bill Lee’s office. Dozens of Mid-South parents gathered in the Southland Mall parking lot with one goal in mind, and they say that’s to push for more COVID safety precautions in their children’s schools. Bridgett […]

Governor Bill Lee’s mask opt-out order is in effect through October 5th, 2021.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A group of Shelby County parents are protesting Governor Bill Lee’s executive order that allows parents to opt their children out of mask mandates in schools. The group intends to voice their concerns in Nashville Thursday and hopes to meet with the governor. The group of concerned parents includes Marcus Randolph. His […]

The Shelby County School Board of Education has been nationally honored. The board has been designated the Cube School Board of the Year for Excellence in Urban Education. What does this mean for our children? We were live with board members Miska Clay Bibbs and Michelle McKissack to find out more.

JOPLIN, Mont. (AP) — A team of investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board was at the site of an Amtrak derailment in north-central Montana that killed three people and left seven hospitalized Sunday, officials said. The westbound Empire Builder was en route to Seattle from Chicago when it left the tracks about 4 p.m. Saturday near […]

A federal court judge has issued a temporary injunction telling Knox County Schools to enforce a mask mandate after several families of Knox County students filed a lawsuit alleging Gov. Bill Lee’s executive order and Knox County Schools’ lack of mask mandate violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Two Williamson County families are suing Governor Bill Lee and the Williamson County Board of Education.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A federal judge Friday issued a preliminary injunction that blocks Gov. Bill Lee from enforcing an order allowing parents to opt their children out of wearing masks in Shelby County schools. Friday’s ruling extends an existing temporary restraining order that was set to expire. The preliminary injunction will remain in effect until […]